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Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems mitigate the issues associated with regular bus travel.
In the Loop is your Friday round-up of what's going on in the transportation world, posted in conjunction with Talking Transit.
MPC Research Assistant Ariel Ranieri authored this post.
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How parking meters saved Old Pasadena, while parklets park people, not cars. Plus, a paradox of parking spaces. Meanwhile, the Mother of All Transit Apps on the drawing board at Greater Good Studio promises to ease commuters’ pain. And Blue Island’s rain barrel initiative gets going this month.
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Save a car, ride some transit: the CTA’s ridership has increased 4.3% this year, and June marked the 16th consecutive month of growth. Plan for restructuring transit routes leads to cuts...and expansion. The Pedestrian Protection Program: Chicago unveils plan for increased pedestrian safety, while Mayor Emmanuel gets serious about protected bike lanes. The reason “tollway” and “railway” aren’t that far apart.
To achieve policy goals, politicians in 2013 could be looking at a gasoline tax-hike. In D.C., value capture puts “the Dulles in Dulles Metro” and in California, Santa Monica experiments with Transportation Impact Fees. Obama points to earmarks to bolster transit and employment. North Nashville wants in on the city’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project.
What Mitt Romney can learn from the roads in France. In India, Gujarat’s BRT system surpasses that of Delhi, while after a long pause, Amman’s BRT construction project is back on track (or rather, road). The Land Down Under plans a rail tunnel down under…ground. The UN and EMBARQ are teaming up to provide greater transit access around the world.